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like giving away ice in the winter!I was "googlingi" this phrase that I heard on TV today (9/4/2020) because I've never heard it before! I believe it has a similar meaning as: "Like selling ice to Eskimos"Rate it:

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cut no iceTo have no influence (on).Rate it:

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ice upTo become clogged with ice, usually of a mechanical device.Rate it:

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ice queenA beautiful but cold and heartless woman.Rate it:

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ice overTo become covered in ice, usually of a body of water.Rate it:

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ice-calmExtreme calm, utter calmnessRate it:

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on thin iceIn a dangerous, hazardous, or delicate situation; at risk.Rate it:

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sell ice to eskimosTo persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous.Rate it:

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ice creamdessert itemRate it:

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ice cubessmall frozen blocksRate it:

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break the iceTo start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness.Rate it:

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Break the IceTo overcome any awkward situation, to help strangers know each other, to overcome social communication difficulties all in a friendly manner, to overcome any sort of nervous situation between different peopleRate it:

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cold as iceVery cold.Rate it:

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ice coolcalm and composed in a difficult situation.Rate it:

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ice creamcold dessertRate it:

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ice cubeAny small piece of ice used for cooling drinks, larger than crushed ice, regardless of their shape.Rate it:

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ice cubeUsed other than as an idiom: see ice, cube.Rate it:

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ice maidenA woman who comes from a frozen climate.Rate it:

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ice maidenAn ice queen; a beautiful but heartless woman.Rate it:

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ice queenA female ice-skating champion.Rate it:

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ice-calmExtremely calmRate it:

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keep someone on iceto keep someone uninformed or uncontactedRate it:

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on iceNot being used, or not to be used e.g.Rate it:

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on icein abeyance, pendingRate it:

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on icePerformed by ice skaters as an ice show.Rate it:

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skate on thin iceIn a risky, potentially dangerous or delicate situation.Rate it:

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Skate on Thin IceTo opt to choose a risky or a dangerous way, taking big chance for somethingRate it:

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stink on iceTo be of very poor quality, even repulsive.Rate it:

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you can't walk on iceOne cannot except to go onto the battlefield, without all of your equipmentRate it:

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calm before the stormA time of peace before any storm or disaster--either an actual storm or hurricane or figuratively to mean any calm before anything bad happensRate it:

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on a cloudy day i saw a rainbow, on the day i saw you , you gave a stormOn better days there's a plot of getting ahead than on a bad day.Rate it:

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storm inTo enter a place angrily.Rate it:

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storm offto leave somewhere angrily; see also: storm outRate it:

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storm outTo leave or depart angrily; see also: storm offRate it:

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any port in a stormAn unfavourable option which might well be avoided in good times but which nevertheless looks better than the alternatives at the current time.Rate it:

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he looked like a dying calf in a hail storm.When someone looks ill.Rate it:

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storm in a tea-kettleA big fuss made in a small context.Rate it:

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bug stormA large number of insects in the air, especially when passed through by a vehicle.Rate it:

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calm before the stormA period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo make a splash; to create a spectacle.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo make a big fuss, generate a lot of unnecessary talk or activity; make a scene.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo create a stormy situation; agitate or enrage.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo do a large amount of cooking at once; to prepare a great deal of cooked food.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo cause a storm.Rate it:

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eye of the stormthe center of a storm or hurricaneRate it:

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perfect stormA situation where a calamity is caused by the convergence and amplifying interaction of a number of factors.Rate it:

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perfect stormA powerful hurricane or other major weather disturbance, especially as produced by a combination of meteorological conditions.Rate it:

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shit stormHey series of challenging events in parallelRate it:

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sounded like a dying calf in a hail storm.Terrible singing voiceRate it:

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storm out of the blocksTo begin rapidly.Rate it:

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